Completing the move of image

Completing the move of image

Hello. I hope you are in good health and good spirits.
I am using GIMP 2.8.14 on a MacBook Pro that runs OS 10.14.1 ("Mojave").
I have selected a complex line image and have used the Move tool to move the
image horizontally. The result is that I have a screen showing the original
position of the line and also a sort of moving-dashes version of that line. The
moving-dashes version of the line is in the correct new position that I want to
line to be in.

Completing the move of image

>Hello. I hope you are in good health and good spirits.
>I am using GIMP 2.8.14 on a MacBook Pro that runs OS 10.14.1
>("Mojave").
>I have selected a complex line image and have used the Move tool to
>move the image horizontally. The result is that I have a screen
>showing the original position of the line and also a sort of
>moving-dashes version of that line. The moving-dashes version of the
>line is in the correct new position that I want to line to be in.
>
>How do I finish the move?
>
>I will attach a screen shot of the situation as it is now.
>
>Thank you.

How do you finish the move - try choosing another tool.

It reads to me that your work-flow might not be the best, although with Gimp
there are always many ways for everything.

Re: Completing the move of image

> Hello. I hope you are in good health and good spirits.
> I am using GIMP 2.8.14 on a MacBook Pro that runs OS 10.14.1 ("Mojave").
> I have selected a complex line image and have used the Move tool to move the
> image horizontally. The result is that I have a screen showing the original
> position of the line and also a sort of moving-dashes version of that line. The
> moving-dashes version of the line is in the correct new position that I want to
> line to be in.
>
> How do I finish the move?
>
> I will attach a screen shot of the situation as it is now.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Attachments:
> * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1056/original/2018-11-20_GIMP_move-selection_question.png>

You are moving the selection mask and not the selected pixels. To move
the pixels to have to copy paste them and then move the resulting
"Floating selection" layer (set the move tool in "Move; Layer" mode (top
line of icons in the Tool options).